Picture hanger



Nam 27, 2 H, FITZ GERALD new HANGER Filed Nov. 28. 1922 Patented Nov. 27, 1923.

UNITED STATES JUDSON H. FI'IZ GERALD, OF QUANTICO, VIRGINIA.

PICTURE HANGER.

Application filed November 28, 1922. Serial No. 603,794.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J UDSON H. Frrz GER- ALD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quantico, in the county of Prince William and State of Virginia, have invented a new and useful Picture Hanger, of-which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a safe and secure means for suspending a picture or other device on the wall of a room without having any picture cord or wires or nails exposed to view. Another object is to provide a picture hanger which will obviate the necessity of driving nails, spikes, and the like into the wall. A further object is to provide a hanger which may be removed without doing any material damage to the wall.

These objects are accomplished by providing a body made of any suitable material such as wood, fibre, or plastic composition and the like, having means for receiving and retaining a picture wire or cord, the body having a flat face and a layer of adhesive such as glue, paste, gum or the like on the said flat face whereby it may be attached to a wall.

The hanger is small in dimensions and is attached to the wall at the point where it is desired to suspend the picture. When the picture is suspended in place the hanger will be hidden from view by the picture. When the picture or object displayed is taken off the wall the hanger may be removed and any adhesive that may have remained on the wall may be readily removed.

The body of the hanger is preferably oblong in shape although it may be of any desired shape. The means for receiving the picture cord may be of any conventional design. I prefer, however, to provide the body of the hanger with a longitudinal or horizontal passage in which the wire or cord is received and retained. The passage may be wholly embedded in the body of the block or it may be on one face of the block.

In the accompanying drawings which constitute a part of this specification-- Fig. 1 is a front view of a picture suspended by the aid of my picture hanger.

Fig. 2 is a side view of thepicture and the I hanger.

Fig. 3 is a partly broken front view of the picture hanger.

Fig. 4 is asectional view of the picture han er.

F1gures5, .6, 7, and 8 represent modifications of the picture hanger.

The hanger consists of a block or body 10 provided with a longitudinal passage 11 for the reception of a picture wire or cord 12. The face 13 of the block is provided with a layer of adhesive material 14. Figures 3 and 4 show the device as made of wood. Fig. 5 shows the same device as made of plastic material. In this form of the device I prefer to provide the passage with a metallic sleeve or bushing.

Fig. 6 shows a picture hanger constructed in accordance with my invention, inwhich the passage 16, instead of running through the body of the block is on its rear face. Fig. 7 is a similar construction in the type made of plastic material. In order to prevent the picture cord or wire from working in between the face of the block and the wall the passage is cut in such a manner that its bottom where the cord rests is lower than its edge.

Fig. 8 shows another modification in which the cord receiving passage 17 is on the upper face of the block. This affords as easy and ready removal or substitution of 1pictures.

aving thus described my invention, I do not wish to be limited by the specific embodiment thereof shown herein.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent 1s:

1. A picture hanger consisting of an in tegral body having a passage to receive a picture cord and a layer of adhesive material on one face of said body whereby it may be attached to a wall.

2. A picture hanger consisting of an integral body having a passage on one face thereof to receive a picture cord and a layer of adhesive material on one face thereof whereby it may be aflixed to a wall without marring the said wall.

3. A picture hanger consisting of an inpicture cord and having a flat face to which tegral body, a layer of adhesive material a layer of adhesive material may be applied on one face of said body, whereby it may whereby the body may be attached to a Wall. 10 be attached to a Wall, and means for the re- In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my ception of a picture cord. signature.

4. A picture hanger consisting of an integral body having a passage to receive a JUDSON FITZGERALD. 

